The fights between Terence Crawford and Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz to headline star-studded megacard on August 3 in Los Angeles. That historic boxing feature is called Riyah Season Card and will mark the debut of Turki Alalshikh, president of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, in the United States.
The BMO Stadium, with a capacity of 22 thousand seats, will be the venue for this show that promises to be packed with lots of action from start to finish. Last Wednesday the first promotional press conference was held in New York where The main protagonists were present and carried out the first preliminary confrontations to their confrontations.
In addition to Crawford and the Pitbull Cruz, the return of Andy Ruiz, the debut of David Morrell at light heavyweight and the dispute of Vergil Ortiz Jr. with Tim Tszyu They are the biggest attractions of this card that will be held in conjunction with Matchroom Boxing. Below we will mention each of the fights that you can enjoy in August:
Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov
After beating Errol Spence Jr. and becoming undisputed two-division champion, Terence Crawford He will seek to add a fourth title in a different division when he faces Israil Madrimovcurrent 154-pound monarch of the World Boxing Association (WBA).
Bud was looking for a fight with Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and there were also rumors about a possible rematch with Spence Jr., but in the end he ended up moving up a division after the refusal of the man from Guadalajara and the injury of The Truth. Instead, The Uzbek will defend his belt for the first time after winning it last March.
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz vs. José ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela
The Pitbull Cruz He didn’t waste time and will put his super lightweight title at stake of the WBA, which he took from Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero in March, against José ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela. The American fighter will make his debut at 140 pounds and will try to win his first world championship against the tough Mexican.
Tim Tszyu vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Tim Tszyu will compete for the WBA interim super welterweight title against Vergil Ortiz Jr., mandatory challenger of the organization. The Australian lost his World Boxing Organization (WBO) belt against Sebastián Fundora and wants to be crowned world champion again. For his part, the Mexican-American must first defeat Thomas Dulorme this Saturday in Fresno, California, and then seek to win the 154-pound belt.
Andy Ruiz vs. Jarrell Miller
Andy Ruiz confirmed his return to the ring after almost two years of inactivity against Jarrell Miller. The Mexican American defeated Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz in his last fight and seeks to be more consistent in the ring, while the American wants to return to the path of victory after losing his undefeated record against Daniel Dubois in December .
David Morrell vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic
David Morrell will move up to 175 pounds to face Radivoje Kalajdzic for the WBA secondary title after not finding any rival at super middleweight. The Cuban tried to make a fight with David Benavídez, but after being rejected he ran out of options and decided to go to light heavyweight so as not to stagnate at 168 pounds.
Andy Cruz vs. Antonio Morán
Andy Cruz, Olympic gold medalist, He wants to continue moving up at lightweight and will fight Antonio Morán. The Cuban has just added his third consecutive victory and remains undefeated as a professional against Brayan Zamarripa.
Keep reading:
· Andy Ruiz makes his return to action against Jarrell Miller in August official: “I’m ready to rock”
· Vergil Ortiz Jr. could face Tim Tszyu in August if he wins against Dulorme
· Pitbull Cruz will defend his title for the first time against José Valenzuela in August, according to reports